Haifa on the Fly

Im at a Starbucks in Shangri-la trying to hold tears while working coz of this song I haven't heard in awhile but just popped out of nowhere.

Song has been saved in my Liked Songs on Spotify for how long — i don't know.

i broke down at "and i'll be the man your dad hope that i'd be"

Of course, my phone doesnt give justice to how beautiful the moon is tonight.

Story time! My flu boomeranged over the weekend. I thought i was okay saturday coz no more fever — just colds and cough. So i went back to my run training. 3x3mine progression run.

Immediately the day after, chills went back! Then my stiff neck from left side moved to the right. I feel old. 🤣

I was sharing this story with one my colleagues today in office and she said, "Tigas ng ulo mo! I dare you not to do any activities for a week! Gagaling ka nyan"

Im seriously taking it into consideration. Just taking this week slooooooowly.

I'm not used to a slow-paced life. I always need to be doing something that keeps my mind and body occupied.

You'll rarely find me at home. At one point, one of my colleagues told me "are you allergic to ur home? you're always outside"

I have been taking things slowly since last week though. I've realigned my priorities saying yes to things i see would add value to becoming a better version of myself.

Example? Since i'm on my running era trying to hit sub1 10k, i intentionally dropped my regular badminton schedule. So in terms of sports, i'll only focus on progressing my speed. I'll revert back to badminton after i hit my goal.

At work? I intentionally weed out things that are tactical and transactional on my plate and focus on establishing an engine for my business unit to scale. Lol. Bit words like a legit person. But really, im trying to just reduce what's on my plate and feeling accomplished after i finish just 1-2 frogs in a day.

I have to admit. I don't feel so anxious anymore after.

I used to be a very organized and productive person in my 20s. Since 2 years back when i was feeling kind of stuck, all those routines and systems suddely fell off the bus. I just felt all over the place — "busy" but not feeling fulfilled.

Sometimes some things just dont make sense

Flu season. Coach said "get more fluids in you". Fluids it is. Chicken Pho for lunch!

Feels like my mental health is improving since weekend as I've chosen to be intentional in slowing down in my activities and expectations.

I've been feeling like a hamster inside a rolling wheel — getting faster and faster but really going nowhere.

A 44 year old with the same initials as mine once told me that your constant peers change over time. He's right.

As of writing, Tin and Alvin are my constants who happen to be my neighbors.

I'm an extrovert and i get energized hanging out with people esp those i feel safe with.. safe to be stupid, safe to be vulnerable and safe to be the worse version of yourself.

I love how they indulge me crashing at their place when i needed company or just someone to have dinner with. Perks (or disadvantage for them lol) of being my neighbors!

We've travelled multiple times including out of country so we kind of know each other pretty well esp in the last 2 years.

So many to choose from based on engineering, tech, history and even "soul". Whatever the last word means.

And i'm only just looking for a pink bike that fits my 4'11 height!

I'm still not sure if im doing standard tri 2026 H2 but i want to prepare what to buy in case i make that decision.